Branko Milanovic

@brankomilan.bsky.social

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1) Income inequality; 2) Politics; 3) History; 4) Soccer.
Author of "Global inequality" and "Capitalism, Alone" (2019).
Stone Center, CUNY; LSE, London

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Branko Milanović is a Serbian-American economist. He is most known for his work on income distribution and inequality.

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Economics 47%

Political science 31%

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Branko Milanovic @brankomilan.bsky.social · 1d

How neoliberal globalization set the stage for strongmen.

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Reuters on X: "🔊 It’s a decade since the economist Branko Milanovic showed how China’s rise sparked a political backlash against free trade. On the Big View podcast, he tells Peter Thal Larsen that Trump, Xi and Putin are more alike than they seem https://t.co/LiGCWlnMoM" / X

🔊 It’s a decade since the economist Branko Milanovic showed how China’s rise sparked a political backlash against free trade. On the Big View podcast, he tells Peter Thal Larsen that Trump, Xi and Putin are more alike than they seem https://t.co/LiGCWlnMoM

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Branko Milanovic @brankomilan.bsky.social · 1d

Of fascination and addiction
Learned knowledge and deep knowledge
branko2f7.substack.com/p/of-fascina...

Of fascination and addiction

Learned knowledge and deep knowledge

branko2f7.substack.com

Branko Milanovic @brankomilan.bsky.social · 1d

The illusion of degrowth

Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality @stone-lis.bsky.social · 2d

"The illusion of 'Degrowth' in a Poor and Unequal World," an essay from @brankomilan.bsky.social's 2025 collection, "The World Under Capitalism," explains why degrowth isn't a viable way to reduce emissions. Read the excerpt on the Stone Center site.
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The Illusion of “Degrowth” in a Poor and Unequal World - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality

An excerpt from Branko Milanovic's latest book, The World Under Capitalism: Observations on Economics Politics, History, and Culture, a 2025 collection of his essays from the last decade.

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Branko Milanovic @brankomilan.bsky.social · 1d

Of fascination and addiction
Learned knowledge and deep knowledge
branko2f7.substack.com/p/of-fascina...

Of fascination and addiction

Learned knowledge and deep knowledge

branko2f7.substack.com

Branko Milanovic @brankomilan.bsky.social · 1d

They spun dreams.

Branko Milanovic @brankomilan.bsky.social · 1d

When I read partisans of democracy describing how it is (or should be) I am thrown back 30+ years ago when I was listening to the partisans of socialism describing how it should be. Neither one not the other group described the real world: of real-existing democracy or of real-existing socialism.